English Dictionary: Ibizan hound |
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Ibizan hound
n 1: breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in
the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by
the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt [syn: {Ibizan hound}, {Ibizan
Podenco}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Ibizan Podenco
- n
- breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in
the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
Synonym(s): Ibizan hound, Ibizan Podenco
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Ibsen
- n
- realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and
political themes (1828-1906)
Synonym(s): Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsen
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Ibsenian
- adj
- of or relating to or in the manner of the playwright
Henrik Ibsen
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Iphigenia
- n
- (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and
Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Iva xanthifolia
- n
- tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in
central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
Synonym(s): burweed marsh elder, false ragweed, Iva xanthifolia
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Ibsenism \Ib"sen*ism\, n.
The dramatic practice or purpose characteristic of the
writings of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and
dramatist, whose best-known plays deal with conventional
hypocrisies, the story in each play thus developing a
definite moral problem.
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: |
Ibzan
illustrious, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:8-10). He ruled
seven years.
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From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: |
Ibzan, father of a target; father of coldness
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